Senior Functional Programmer
Novo Nordisk
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Bangalore • 🇮🇳 India
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Senior
Tech Stack
PythonSQL
About the role
- Generating standard and customized trial monitoring reports to support Risk-Based Quality Monitoring (RBQM) across clinical trial portfolios.
- Understanding stakeholder needs and programming data-driven reports from multiple clinical systems.
- Ensuring high-quality deliverables through rigorous quality checks.
- Preparing documentation, supporting process improvements, and contributing to training initiatives.
- Conducting and chairing trial monitoring meetings, gathering requirements, training stakeholders on report usage, tracking requests, and managing expectations and timelines.
- Training and mentoring new team members, supporting onboarding processes, and assisting in developing training materials based on project needs.
- Contributing to process enhancements, sharing best practices, and supporting the manager in resource allocation and project timeline planning.
Requirements
- A Master’s or bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Computer Science, Information Technology, Clinical Information Management, or a related field.
- 4–6 years of experience in the pharmaceutical or life sciences industry, with a minimum of 4 years in clinical data management systems, bioinformatics, or as a Clinical Research Associate.
- Strong technical proficiency in computer systems and IT, particularly as they apply to clinical data handling and process optimization.
- In-depth understanding of GxP principles, as well as international guidelines and regulations related to drug development.
- Knowledge of computer system validation practices is essential.
- Proven experience in project management, team supervision, and mentoring, with the ability to lead cross-functional and cross-regional collaborations effectively.
- Strong interpersonal and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate complex technical and clinical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Solid understanding of the drug development lifecycle, along with working knowledge of basic medical and clinical terminology.
- Advanced skills in any of the programming languages such as SAS, VBScript, SQL, PL/SQL, Power BI, or Python.
- Experience with additional tools like JSL, R-Shiny, or Natural Language.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Professional development
- Flexible work arrangements
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
SASVBScriptSQLPL/SQLPower BIPythonclinical data management systemsbioinformaticscomputer system validationprocess optimization
Soft skills
project managementteam supervisionmentoringinterpersonal skillspresentation skillscommunication skillsstakeholder managementprocess improvementtrainingcollaboration